Where does “esan” come from?

esan (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Proto-Italic esom, from Proto-Italic ezom, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ésmi, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ēs- — to be.

esan (Scottish Gaelic): he; him

Definitions

  1. he; him

Ancestry of “esan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Italicesom—
2Proto-Italicezomto be
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ésmifirst-person singular present indicative of...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ēs-to be
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ēs- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ésmi →Every word from Proto-Italic ezom →